Bad Movie Thursday

Date Watched: 7/13/23

Starring: Billy Dee Williams, Maxwell Caulfield, Tracy Scoggins

Plot: Space traveling convicts become the victims of their own fantasies when virtual reality is made to go wrong. (From IMDB)

Rules:

• Shots of the ship in space (looks dumb)
• Mentioning “Mancuso”
• The virtual alien intruder Ariel shows up (Tracy Scoggins)
• Mentioning “G Sector”

Quotes:

• “Ain’t that like walking into a whorehouse with the lights out?”
• “How many New Yorkers does it take to change a light bulb? None! Fuck you!”

Viewer Quotes:

• None – slow movie

Things We Learned:

• Everything’s gone to hell by 2022.
• Computers don’t lie.
• Virtual Reality is a weekend thing in space.
• Interstellar travel takes minimal non-specialized crew.
• Don’t trust Lando!

Final Take:

This was a weird “arthouse” movie, trying to be something greater than the sum of its parts. It didn’t really work, and it wasn’t all that interesting or fun to watch either. It was hard to follow, the weird virtual reality vignettes were strange, nonsensical, and didn’t contribute to the plot. It was an entirely forgettable movie.